Southern Ploy for Peace and Bonded Return After War
A disputed postwar plan argues for restoring white supremacy and slavery, backing a general government payout to Southern whites and freedmen with bonds, to secure loyalty, reopen internal improvements, and bind the South to the federal system. The document calls for reestablishing Confederacy era norms, with elections and a strong North-South reconciliation. It cites alleged fraud in Alabama elections and criticizes Black suffrage claims, urging Hancock to win peace.
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Pecce
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Bey Pecco
Pythoceum
Pecor-Maker
Alabama Fair Count Exposes Alabama Election Frauds
The address by the Republican State Committee of Alabama claims extensive frauds in state elections. It alleges Democratic reforms enabled irregular voting practices and criticizes the new election laws as aiding fraudulent activity while promising safeguards were weakened.
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Montgomery
Autauga
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Green County
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Alabama
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Consin State Journal
Republican State Committee of
The Republican Party on Trial in a National Election
The speech frames the election as a national test of Republican governance. It argues Congress and the President face a public verdict on policy, comparing U S practice with Britain and urging voters to decide whether Republican or Democratic control should continue. It emphasizes experience and broad national interests.
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Republican Party
Garfield
General Hancock
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Pers Tathers Hin
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Republican record cited as proof of progress and trust
The Indianapolis Journal argues the nation advanced under Republican rule with higher flag honors, stronger credit and revenues, efficient civil service, and prosperity across agriculture, manufacturing, and commerce. It asserts achievements are real, not theories, and calls for voter confidence in the Republican party.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Indianapolis Journal
Garfield and Hancock Qualities Contrasted in 1860s Debate
The piece weighs Garfield as a man of the people with civil experience and honest finances, praising his seventeen years in civil administration and leadership. It contrasts General Hancock as a soldier lacking broader experience, with claims of no tariff or finance views and ties to the regular army, labeling him as disqualified in many respects.
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Alabama
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Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
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Garfield
Hencock
Delrott Post and Tribune
Hancock Convert Declares for Hancock in 1860 Gubernatorial Style
A public letter from Crookley dated August 14 1860 declares support for Hancock over Garfield. The author denounces Northern Unionists and praises Southern Confederates while advocating Hancock’s plan to redraw power and enfranchise whites, with a strong anti Republican stance and calls to honor Confederate memory.
General Butler Joins Democratic Party In Cheerful Scene
General Butler enters the Democratic fold amid cheers waving his rag baby. He vows to accept no officer from the next Administration, aligning with other Democrats who plan further announcements after Garfield's election.
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Butler
Democratic Party
Garfield
Whale Killers Threaten Giant Whales At Sea
The Daisy Whitelaw reports sighting thrashers near the Atlantic coast described as ferocious, swift predators feeding on cod seals and other fish. Grampus, a porpoise like cetacean, reaches 25 to 30 feet with 42 large teeth and can harass whales until they yield blubber.
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Trontars
Atlantic
Europe
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Grampus
San Francisco Chronicle
The Education of Girls in Self Support
An Indiana School Journal excerpt argues girls should be trained to be self supporting and capable of earning a livelihood. It urges public sentiment to value work for both genders, teachers to instill that work is honorable, and that both girls and boys must learn skills for independence.
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Sa Mable
Indiana School Journal
Why We Eat Oysters Raw
Dr. William Roberts notes oysters are eaten raw by preference and cites a physiological reason. The glycogen core and hepatic diastase in the raw oyster self digest, but heating destroys the ferment, making cooked oysters require the eater's digestion.
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William Roberts
London Medical Record
Beecher Advice on an Easy Life and a Tax Title Misadventure
A letter from 19th century Reverend Henry Ward Beecher counsels an ambitious young man to avoid common professions and politics, joking that the only truly easy place is the grave. The item recalls a Davenport Iowa farmer paying taxes on a faulty tax title since 1875, unknowingly subsidizing another’s claim. Nature imagery closes the piece with atmospheric reflections.
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Mr. Beecher
Iswyora
Davenport
Iowa
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